to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
a second time; again; once more; twice
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
technique; art; skill; move
society; the world; the times
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
bento; Japanese box lunch
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
after school (at the end of the day)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
unfortunately; regrettably
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
older sister and younger brother
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)